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The Youth Justice Agency (YJA) has paid tribute to all the volunteers who help deliver its vital range of services to young people, families and victims. The awards ceremony in Stormont recognised the work of all these volunteers acknowledging the valuable role they play in helping divert young peop

Steve Eckersley British Telecommunications plc (BT) has been fined £77,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent nearly five million nuisance emails to customers.

A man who has been ordered for surrender to the USA to face child pornography charges has been unsuccessful in a bid to overturn failed judicial review proceedings, challenging the decision of the Minister for Justice and Equality to order his surrender under s.33 of the Extradition Act 1965. Dismis

Commercial law firm Elliott Duffy Garrett has celebrated 45 years serving the business community with its expansion into new offices at 40 Linenhall Street in the heart of Belfast’s Linen Quarter.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government's controversial Judicial Appointments Commission Bill cleared the Seanad at second stage yesterday.

The High Court has reserved judgment on whether further steps are to be taken in respect of two lawyers accused of misleading the court in an effort to stop the deportation of a Polish criminal. In a recent judgment, Mr Justice David Keane said lawyers for Thomas Bebenek had used litigation as a “

Belfast solicitor Ursula Burns passed away yesterday following a battle with cancer. Ms Burns was admitted as a solicitor in 1984 and had worked over her career at Donnelly & Kinder Solicitors, Tughans, JG Haughey & Co. Solicitors, EJ Lavery Solicitors and Haugheys Solicitors.

A survey conducted for Manufacturing NI and law firm Tughans has revealed a positive outlook for Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector.

St Vincent and the Grenadines has become the first Caribbean nation, first Commonwealth Realm, first developing state and only the fourth country in the world to establish a full resident diplomatic presence in Northern Ireland. The small country - with a population of around 110,000 - has opened a

Pictured (l-r): Mr Justice McCloskey; Lady Adrienne Morgan; Sir Declan Morgan, the Lord Chief Justice; Regina Cox of Inspire; Buster Cox; Sara Cleary; and BSA chairman Steven Keown The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) has celebrated the success of its latest gala dinner at Titanic Belfast.

Eilis Barry Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) will host a pop-up advice clinic for the LGBTQ community as part of Dublin Pride 2018.

Thorbjørn Jagland The UK formally ratified the Lanzarote Convention on protecting children against sexual violence in Strasbourg yesterday. The convention will enter into force in the UK on 1 October.

Tech giant Apple has been fined $9 million by a federal court for telling iPad and iPhone users it could not fix their devices because they had previously been repaired by third party companies. The lawsuit was brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after it received co

The number of prosecutions disposed at Crown Court in Northern Ireland last year fell sharply against a steady increase in prosecutions at magistrates' courts, new figures reveal. The Department of Justice has published its latest court prosecutions, convictions and out of court disposals statistics

A Dublin pub has lost an appeal against the award of €5,000 to a customer who was accused by a barman of using a fake €10 to pay for a pint. Upholding the order of the Circuit Court, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath accepted the version of events as outlined by the plaintiff, and said that any privil